The arrival of octo-core processors for mobiles promises console-quality graphics on smartphones – and now ZTE looks set to pack eight cores of goodness into its upcoming ZTE Apache smartphone.

The Apache, according to China Times, will arrive with an 8-core processor, 1080p screen, and 4G connectivity. That’ll mean the ability to run 8K video at 60fps, if the ARM T678 GPU is anything to go by.

The only question is who will be first to the release, with Samsung rumoured to be working on an octo-core too. We expect to see one at CES 2013 in January or MWC 2013 in February.

The all-seeing eye of Stuff doesn’t often stop its firey gaze on home furnishings – but then, not every table is as awesome as the Floppy Table. Designed to look like the 3.5in disks of yore, it carries all your stuff in a handy (if not exactly portable) 27in by 25in coffee table frame.

Not only does it look like a 3.5in floppy – the Floppy Table even has an accurate working slide mechanism that reveals a hidden compartment. If you’re so inclined, you could even stash your USB drives in there, for a desk storage device that actually holds your data.

Meet the Nintendo Wii Mini – the slimline version of the Wii that’s due out on December 7th in Canada for US$99 (£62). But should the rest of the world be envious?

With the Wii U out in time for Christmas why would you want a Wii Mini anyway? The fact that the top loading tray means it can’t play Gamecube titles and it comes with no internet connectivity compounds the question further.

But with free Nunchuck and MotionPlus controls for that price it certainly is a great present. Plus if you want the original Wii – which doesn’t offer much online functionality other than Netflix anyway – this version gets you those fun motion controls and a compact piece of kit for less than the price of a Kindle. Plus Santa will be happy to deliver as it comes in his favourite colour.

The Tokyoflash Kisai Polygon is available with black, blue, mirror or pink LCD faces (Picture: Stuff)

If the hour and minute hands on your watch just don’t pose a challenge any more, Tokyoflash has the answer in the form of the Kisai Polygon. The watch face is divided up into geometric shapes – a ring of triangles surrounding a hexagon, cleverly concealing the time.

The faces around the edge of the watch illuminate to represent the hour and the nearest 10 minutes, while the individual minute appears in the central polygon. Confused? Check out the video below for a full explanation.

The Tokyoflash Kisai Polygon is available with black, blue, mirror or pink LCD faces on a black or stainless steel bezel and strap, priced £60 until Thursday and £80 thereafter.

What’s the one thing better than a gourmet hamburger? Many gourmet hamburgers. And to sate our insatiable appetite for mashed cow, US company Momentum Machines has created a contraption that’ll make gourmet hamburgers, from scratch to finished, at a rate of 400 per hour.

The mechanical conveyor of quality burgers looks like something Wallace and Gromit would come up with in their basement – chuck in the raw ingredients at one end and it’ll make the patties, cook them charred but juicy, cut the toppings, and even bag the burgers – all after the order is made, for ultimate freshness.

The company responsible for this job-eating, belly-filling piece of engineering genius plans to launch its own restaurants in the near future – but expect to see the machine cropping up in your local burger chains, because they’re also selling it to third parties. Good news for meat lovers. Bad news for teenagers looking for their first jobs at burger bars.